Display case



July 15 1924. 1,501,528

J. DAVIS DISPLAY CASE Filed March 14, 1922 Patented July 15, 1924.

srATu PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH DAVIS, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNORTO THE INSET; COMPANY, OFNEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A. CORPORATION OF NEW J ER'SEY.

DISPLAY CASE.

To all whom it may concern:

" lie it known that 1, Joanna DAVIS, a

citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Newark, county ofEssex and State 5 of New Jersey, have invented a certain new and usefulDisplay Case, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is a display case, the same being adapted, moreparticularly, for the storage of a safety razor and for the dis play ofthe components of such razors in an attractive-manner, although it is tobe understood that the case may be adapted for use as a means for thestorage and display of articles other than razors.

The object is to retain the components of a safety razor in anon-movable relation one to the other within the package, so as topreclude shaking and rattling, and at the same time to afford anattractive display of such parts upon opening the case and placing it onview within a store window, upon a show case, etc. i

The invention comprises an encasing mem ber the parts of which arehingedly connected, a bottom member fixedly attached withinone partofthe encasing member, said bottom member being provided withdepressions adapted to serve as pockets for certain components of thesafety razor, and a retainer positioned within the other part of theencasing member, said retainer being more or less yieldable forfrictional contact with another component of the safety razor foreffectively holding said component'in secure relation to that part ofthe encasing member which is adapted'to be opened or closed, whereby thearticle held by the retaineris adapted for movement with said movablepart.

Other functions and advantages of the invention will appear from thefollowing descriptiontaken in connection with the drawings, wherein-. 45Figure 1 is a perspective view of my display case, the same being inopen'condition and the articles being represented'by dotted lines. y t VV Figure 2 is a sectional plan view, the plane of section being throughthe cover and the retainer thereon as indicated by the dotted line 22 ofFigure 1.

Figure 3 is a vertical cross section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

The display case in one practical. form of two parts being locked whenclosed by an appropriate latch 12.

Part A of the encasing member comprises an under wall 0 and a boundarywall at, the same being composed of a single piece of material mouldedor otherwise manipulated to the desired form and dimensions. The coverpart B is composed, also, ofa single piece of material molded to producea top 6 bounded by a flange f, the form and dimensions of the part Bcorresponding to the part A so that the parts A, B, are adapted forassemblage in a manner for the part B to serve as a cover for part A insecurely closing the case.

'Within part A of the case is positioned a bottom member C fashioned tofit snugly within said part A and to be attached fixedly within the'samein a desirable manner. Said bottom member C is provided with a boundaryflange or wall '9 in depending relation to the edge of, member C, whichsion is a recessz' extending. longitudinally of the member adjacent oneof its side edges,

the bottom of the depression being of curved cross sect1on as shown 1nFigure 3, whereby the recess 2' is adapted to receive the handle portionof the safety razor. The other depression h is a recess somewhat widerthan,

.but not quite so long as, recess z, and the bottom it of this widerrecess is of irregular formation in cross section, as shown in Figure 3,to produce a rear wall or panel h, a peculiarity of which rear wall orpanel is that it is inclined at anangle to the plane of the bottom ofthe case,and whichrear wall; or panel is fashioned intermediate its endswith a centrally positionedsocket h The recess h is adapted forcontaining the body portion of a safety razor, the stem of which bodyportion enters the socket h, whereas the back wall or panel h? of saidrecess h so limits the introduction of the razor body into the recess asto position the same in an inclined relation to the plane of the exposedtop surface of member C, whereby the razor body is displayed to'view.

The flange f of the hinge-d cover part B provides on the under side ofsaid cover part a chamber adapted for containing the retainer D. In apractical form of this retainer it is constructed .in a single piece ofmaterial molded to produce a front member j, the end members j inclinedto the plane of the front member, an under flange j extending lengthwiseof the front member and merging into the inclined end members j, and amarginal flange 7' The front member is not as wide as the end members,and one edge of this front member is notched or cut away at k- Theretainer is positioned with the. marginal flange j in (OIllZHClZ withthe cover part B on the under surface thereof, andsaid retainer isfixedly attached to said cover part by cementing the retainer thereto.The retainer is thus attached at one edge to have a rigidrelation to thecover. part, but the other edges of the front member 7' and the endmembers j arefreeor unattached so that the retainer is more or lessyieldable, such flexibility of the retainer being desirable for thereason that said retainer. is adapted for frictional contact with thearticle to be inserted therein in a manner to hold said article againstmovement and to adapt the article so held for movement with the coverpart in opening or closing the same with respect to the body part A ofthe case.

In the constructional form of the case herein shown and described, it isadapted for containing and displaying the three components of a safetyrazor as indicated by dotted lines in Figures 1 and 3 and part-- lyshownby full lines in Figures 2 and 3; thus; thehandle E. occupies the recess2'. the body F is contained in recess h and the package G ofrazor bladesis confined within the retainer D. the frictional contact of whichretainer withthe blade package operates to hold said package securely inplace so that thecover may be opened and closed without the packagefalling out of place. andv the notch 72 permitting the fingers to haveaccess to the package so as to withdraw it when required. It isapparent, however, that articles other than safety razors may be packedwithin the case so as to be held by the parts thereof. and, further thatthe form and dimensions ofthe case may be modified bya skilledconstructor to suit the form and character of the other articles to bepacked and displayed.

The display case of my invention may be composed of any materialsuitable for the purpose, one of such materials consisting of celluloid.or analogous products adapted to be molded under heat and pressure. Mycase is composed of four pieces of material, i. e, the two parts A B ofthe encasing member, the bottom member C. and the re ta-iner D, each ofwhich. parts is of sub formation as to be readily molded. and said partsare adapted for assemblage easily and quickly to the end that theprocess of manufacture is simplified and the articles manufacturedeconomically.

Having thus fully described the invention. what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A display case embodyingan encasing member composed of parts hingedlycon nected and a bottom. member fixedly attached to one of said parts,said bottom member being provided with plurality of recesses positionedadjacent to each other. one of said recesses being bounded by a wall orpanel inclined to the plane of the bottom member and said panel or wallbeing formed with a socket intermediate the ends of said wall.

A display case embodying an encasing member comprising parts hingedlyconnected, and a retainer composed ofa single piece of flexible materialfashioned to produce end members inclined to the plane of a frontmember. said flexible material being fixedly attached at one edge to onepart of the encasing member, the unattached edges of the flexiblematerial. being free in order for the front and end members tofrictionally clasp an article adapted to be inserted within theretainer.

3. A display case embodying an encasing member comprising parts hingedlyconnected. a bottom member fixedly attached to one of said parts, saidbottom member being of irregular cross section and producing a pluralityof recesses one of which is bounded by a rear panel inclined to theplane of said bottom member, and a retainer fixedly attached within theother part of said encasing member. said retainer being composed of. asingle length of flexible material one edge only of which is attachedfixedly in position. leaving other edges of the flexible material freeto have frictional, contact with the article adapted to be insertedwithin said retainer.

In testimony whereof I have hereto signed my name this 8th day of March,1922.

JOSEPH DAVIS

